Thanks to essential oils???

          13/3/2014
          Ermm.... why the question marks? Well, I am not prepared to be so convinced that every little changes or development in my daughter is due to the oils. But, I am almost 80% believer. It does seem to have it's efficiency in mild sicknesses around the house. At least my itchy throat and 3 months wheezing cough just disappeared when I wasn't noticing. It was like one day, hey, I am not coughing anymore. I have not taken any medicine after a few rounds of those in the first 2 months. I decided to let it decide when it wanted to go - while using the oils.
         The second experience with the oils was when the son suddenly vomited twice in one night, and was rather listless the second day. He lacked appetite and we did not dare to feed him too much in case he vomit again. The doctor asked me to look down his throat and it was reddish, and he's starting with fever. We opted not to take the antibiotic. I gave him a dose of the doctor's medicine before he goes to sleep. I also wiped his whole body with warm water added with a drop of Peppermint essential oil. The whole night, I got up several times to apply Frankincense and Peppermint on his throat. His fever did not go up at all. The next day, he didn't take any medicine since his temperature is okay. But he is still having difficulty eating, due to his throat inflamation. I applied Frankincense and Peppermint on him every 10-15 mins after I got home from work. I also applied Peppermint on his stomach, due to the wind. (according to the doctor, there's wind that causes him to vomit). I am so glad that he is back to his usual self the 3rd day. He's eating and as naughty as before. And he told me that the 'bacteria' is scared of the oils.... hihihi
         
          As for the girl, I was rather reluctant to attribute everything to the oils so soon, since I know she is and will keep on improving as she grows. What I noticed was that a few weeks after using the oils, especially DDR and vetiver, my daughter's few attempts in pronunciation were quite clear. She still has very limited vocabulary. But the words are clearer. A very recent example was on Wednesday, when I woke her up in the morning, I called out to her ' Good Morning, XXX!'. I do this every morning, without expecting her to answer. The most she would do is to smile at me, or to wave her hand, indicating her acknowledgement. But on Wednesday, she replied clearly 'Good Morning' (Zhao / pause / An). I was shocked, and quickly praised her. She just smiled at me. The same thing happened on the next day but Hubby was skeptical. So, this morning, after getting her to say good morning to me, I almost kicked hubby to wake him up. in his sleepy state, I asked my daughter to say 'good morning' again. With a little prompt, she did. And this time, hubby acknowledged that it's very clear. I hope this will continue.

          I decided to write some sort of chronological account of any differences we noticed in her, so that it may be referred to in future, with as little 'imagination' from me as possible. I wanted this to be something I can depend on.

17/3/2014

         I am so happy today. My mother in law just told me today that my dear daughter has been wiping herself clean after a biggie in the toilet, for the past week. I was rather busy last week, and arrived home only in time for dinner. My daughter has a rather regular bowel movement, and always goes to the toilet in the afternoon. MIL told me she would just fold the toilet paper and handed it to my daughter. My daughter would then step down from the toilet bowl and wipe herself. She would even check and turn it the other side to wipe the second time! I was really surprised to hear this. In fact, MIL said it was not only one time, but several times over the week, including today!
         I was trying to keep my excitement in check, and asked if there were other improvements. She told me that my daughter has been playing hide and seek more often with her brother. The brother would hide, and she would search for him (after a prompt from grandmother).
          Praying for more to come! Amen!